Diesel Fumes
Veteran Member
A bit of background. It's a 2003 alh. 11mm pump and presumably original injectors. Swapped to a 5 speed. Just had timing belt done with all components and timing set but not via vcds.
Oil level absolutely hasn't gone down at all. but I've only had the car about 3000km now. Car has nothing at all for mufflers, catalytic converters. Otherwise it's all stock. Once warmed up (1 minute or so) the car runs great. No stutters, no smoke, good power. Drives just like any other alh I've driven. Uses no coolant. Gets 50mpg on the highway.
I have a parts car here with a 10mm injection pump and I'm open to trying swapping stuff over. Hopefully I can narrow this down and it helps someone else in the future. Ive ordered a vcds cable. But otherwise I'm limited in what I can do here as I'm far from mechanics and people with proper tools. I can buy some things but honestly I can't afford to spend much more on this car so hoping someone can nudge me in the right direction